Living in a state divided by the Civil War, Sampson chose to buck his firends & relations and joined the Confederacy as a private in Company I, 62nd Infantry Regiment Virginia at the age of seventy-one years old on January 1, 1863. Being a veteran of the War of 1812, Sampson was no stranger to the military but his age would not permit a lengthy service. He is listed as absent & sick on April 30, 1863 and there are no further records for his service available. Sampson was a son of Peter Zickafoose & Catherine Hull (Hohl). His paternal grandfather was Johann Ziegenfuss (Zickafoose). His maternal grandparents were Peter Thomas Hull & Susanna Diffenbach.
Living in a state divided by the Civil War, Sampson chose to buck his firends & relations and joined the Confederacy as a private in Company I, 62nd Infantry Regiment Virginia at the age of seventy-one years old on January 1, 1863. Being a veteran of the War of 1812, Sampson was no stranger to the military but his age would not permit a lengthy service. He is listed as absent & sick on April 30, 1863 and there are no further records for his service available. Sampson was a son of Peter Zickafoose & Catherine Hull (Hohl). His paternal grandfather was Johann Ziegenfuss (Zickafoose). His maternal grandparents were Peter Thomas Hull & Susanna Diffenbach.
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